{"product_id":"box-socials-9780345382535","title":"Box Socials","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A whimsical portrait of 1940s-era small-town life, crowded with everything from owl-calling contests to raucous, five-day Ukrainian weddings. It's a delightful comic ramble, written in quirky, digressive style. . . . Richly textured.\"--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere's the story of how Truckbox Al McClintock, a small-town greaser whose claim to fame was hitting a baseball clean across the Pembina River, almost got a tryout with the genuine St. Louis Cardinals--but instead ended up batting against Bob Feller of Cleveland Indian Fame in Renfrew Park, Edmonton, Alberta. Along the way to Al's moment of truth at the plate, we learn about the bizarre, touchingly hilarious lives and loves of just about anyone who ever passed through New Oslo, Fark, or Venusberg. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFull of the crackle of down-home folk tales, by turn randy, riveting, and heart-breaking, \u003ci\u003eBox Socials \u003c\/i\u003eis the triumph of Kinsella's career. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eBox Socials\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Wonderful . . . Charming and funny . . . If you've never been to a box social, go to this one.\"\u003cb\u003e--Fannie Flagg, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A sweeping comic work . . . Welcome to the seductively poetic fictional world of W.P. Kinsella.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A story filled with nostalgia about a time when the game was played on real grass and was called on account of darkness. . . . A down-home style that resembles the humorous voice of Garrison Keillor.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/02\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345382535\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.54h x 5.49w x 0.59d","brand":"W. P. Kinsella","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36636396028060,"sku":"9780345382535","price":12.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_4d08ebca-6695-41e1-8198-15678c01f498.jpg?v=1603841842","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/box-socials-9780345382535","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}